Holder



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HOLDER Filed April l0, 1939 MTM/3 I l l l I I l l l Wild? rm m .w E 'de 8 d .ma 6% Patented Oct. 28, 1941 HOLDER Y Theodore R. Nichols and Clyde J. Ringer, Emsworth, Pa.

Application April 10, 1939, Serial No. 267,144

3 Claims.

The invention relates to an ornament holder and more especially to a display holder for use on motor vehicles or the like.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character, wherein gadgets can be conveniently arranged, interchanged or otherwise distributed for proper display when in an attached position, the body of the holder including its brace being capable of proper mounting at various localities upon the vehicle, the brace being adjustable to assure correct and staple support for the holder in its mounted position.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character wherein the structure thereof is novel in its entirety.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character which is simple in its construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in operation, neat in appearance, being strong, pliable, readily and easily removably positioned for use, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing which discloses the preferred and modified embodiments of the invention and pointed out in the claims hereungenerally the holder constructed in accordance with the invention and B a portion of a motor vehicle, ony which it is separably mounted. The holder A comprises a substantially segmental yshaped body I0, preferably, made from rubber vulcanized having in its top upwardly arched edge, a plurality of circular sockets Il opening therethrough for the detachable coupling of a gadget or a number of gadgets, for example, the staff I2 of a display flag I3, the staff I2 being frictionally held engaged in the selected socket therefore. It is to be understood that ornaments (not shown) or the like can be dowel coupled with the body within a selected socket therein, similarly to the socketed staif of the flag.

The body I0 at its lower portion I3 which is contracted to present a stem or upright has united therewith a suction cup I4 for the fastening of said body to a flattened surface, as for example, the hood I5 of the vehicle B, the cup being anchored at I6 which is embedded in the lower portion I3, although this cup may be integrally formed with the body.

Extending from one at side of the body I0 is an outwardly and downwardly directed yieldable brace or leg I'I, preferably integral with said body, although it may be separably joined therewith and is susceptible of distortion to a limited degree for proper positioning thereof. This leg II at its lower end is fitted with a suction cup I8 which may be anchored thereto as at I9 or integral with said end, so that the brace or leg will have separable fastening to a flattened support or the hood of the vehicle. This distortion of the brace or leg enables the cup I8 to attach itself to the area presented by the support or hood according to the lay of the same relative tothe lay of the area Where the cup I4 attaches. 'I'his leg or brace sustains the holder upright and rigid against wind currents when Wornon a vehicle at the selected point thereof.

In Figure 3 of the drawing, there is shown a slight modification of the invention, wherein the leg or brace 2li is in itself rigid and is swiveled to the body 2| `by a suitable coupling 22 for the turning of said leg relative to the body in the desired mounting of the holder as for example, the body and the said leg or brace may be connected to a support having planes or areas at substantially right angles to each other.

The holder in its formation is ornamental and enables theseparable maintenance of gadgets or ornaments in display position in association With the holder.

What is claimed is:

1. A holder of the character described, comprising a main body having a socket opening through one side thereof for separable frictionally holding a gadget when engaged therein, a brace projecting from and turnable laterally relative to said body and having its outermost end terminating in substantially the same plane of the lowermost portion of the said body, and suction cups on the body and brace, respectively.

2. A holder of the character described comprising a main body having sockets opening through one edge for separable frictionally hold-- ing gadgets when engaged therein, a laterally turnable brace projecting from the body, sucthrough the uppermost edge of the body.

'I'HEODORE' R. NICHOLS. CLYDE J. RINGER. 

